tamāhine

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tana-qa-fine (“daughter”), from *tama (“child”) + *fafine (“woman”).

Noun

tamāhine

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Adjective

tamāhine

  1. girlish

References

  • “tamāhine” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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